Vampire Deception- Thieves & Liars by Eli Grant & Drake Mason

Author:Eli Grant & Drake Mason [Grant, Eli & Mason, Drake]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Urban Epics
Published: 2019-05-30T16:00:00+00:00

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8

THE SUN HAD BEEN NEARLY down when he picked me up and as we approached Nob Hill it was dark enough for vampires to be on the street without the protection of coats and hats and parasols to shield them from the direct sunlight. Grace Cathedral glittered in the darkness, lit up in full splendor for whatever mundane event was being held to cover the activity of the opening ceremonies. The Fae-space border was a good distance away from the cathedral itself. I felt us drive through it like a shiver over my skin, and in the soft purple light of the other side, the true cathedral was all the more splendid.

Though its French gothic architecture made it seem ancient, the oldest parts of Grace Cathedral had been built in the 1920’s. Most of it had been finished in the 60’s, or at least that was true of the mundane cathedral. The vampires had been building in that spot since probably the 1700’s, using Fae magic and witchcraft to hide it before the invention of Fae-space. They influenced the building of the mundane cathedral later to better hide what had become the seat of vampire government in the Americas. The mundane cathedral was a close match to the part of the true cathedral it overlapped, but in Fae-space it was only a small part of a much grander building. A palace sprawled behind the cathedral, a forest of gothic towers and domes, home to the vampiric government and the Triumvirate themselves. All those towers were dripping in magical decoration, but I doubted most of the guests would be allowed any deeper in than the main transept.

I’d been doing a good job of ignoring my nerves so far, but as Detective Carpenter helped me out of the car at the valet stand, I felt my stomach twisting again. Why couldn’t Dante have just let me break in through a window?

The stress must have shown on my face, because Ryan took my arm to help me up the steps and patted my hand reassuringly.

“You know,” he said. “I am supposed to be your escort tonight. Look out for you and all that. If you need help with anything, you’ve only got to ask. Even if it’s about this Lord Heuron.”

I shot him a look, not sure whether I should laugh. On the one hand, it was nice of him to offer. On the other, even if that was what I was worried about, there was hardly anything a police detective could do about a vampire lord. Titled vampires could do anything they liked to their Hosts except kill them. And if Lord Heuron murdered me it’d be a bit late for Ryan’s well-intentioned but useless intervention. Besides, with what I was planning tonight I couldn’t exactly have a police detective following me around.

“I’ll be fine,” I told him. “Seriously. You should just enjoy the party. I don’t need any looking after.”

“Alright,” he said, backing off. “But the offer stands. Just let me know.

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